already!?!

so i wore my new warm-up pants for my run this morning. it wasn't that cold, but it had been raining during the night, so i thought i would try them out. this really has nothing to do with the pants, but the weather. this will be my first winter as a person who regularly exercises outdoors, and i'm not sure i'm ready.

when i started working out, it was winter, but i was in the basement on the treadmill. after a summer running or riding my bike outside, i don't think i can go back to the treadmill or stationary cycle. maybe if it's a bad storm, or deep snow... and hopefully not for more than a couple of days in a row. it seems crazy, since i never considered myself the "active" type, but i'm trying to find the right kind of gear so i can keep running and riding outdoors during the utah winter. this is all the more odd when you consider that i'm not a cold-weather person to start with. i hate winter. give me one week of snow, then bring on spring... (i know, get out of utah. sorry, it's where the job is...)

so anyway, back to this morning. i had a very pleasant run despite the mid 40's temps. the real slap in the face came as i was driving to the bus (when it was light enough to see), snow on the mountains. just a short-lived dusting, but still the first, undeniable sign that winter is looming, already!